September 19, 2016
Bid Summary
< RFP No. KARI-2016-0659 >
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) invites sealed bids from eligible Bidder for the
procurement of GPS Assembly for the CAS 500 Satellite.
The following is an outline of the requirements, so potential Bidders are requested to carefully review
the following instructions and to submit their Proposals in accordance with the guidelines and
requirements as contained in the RFP.
1. Main Scope
. Purpose: KARI seeks best qualified bidders who provide GPS Assembly for the CAS 500-1 and CAS
500-2.
☞ For further details, please refer to the RFP document.
. Estimated Budget: Total EUR 3,200,000.00
(CAS 500-1 EUR 2,270,000.00, CAS 500-2 EUR 930,000.00)
. Method of Contract: a limited competitive bid
. Evaluation of Proposal
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First, an initial evaluation of the Proposal except price, the evaluation committee will select the
Qualified Bidders compliant with the requirements of the RFP.
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Second, after selection of the Qualified Bidders, the price proposal of the Qualified Bidders only
will be opened for price evaluation.
2. Qualification of Bidder
. Bidder shall have direct knowledge and experience in designing, manufacturing, integrating and
testing of the GPS Assembly.
. The qualifying statement for the above requirements and supporting materials shall be provided in
the Proposal. Additional qualifying evidence may be requested to substantiate Bidder’s claim during
the evaluation.
. The qualification of the Bidder is solely at the proposal evaluation committee’s discretion, and any
Bidder shall not raise any objection regarding the proposal evaluation committee’s decision
thereupon.
. Bidders shall be in possession of all the necessary licenses, in effect as of Bid Closing Date,
required for the development of the GPS Assembly as described in this RFP.
3. Registration of Intent
. Registration: submittal by formal letter of intent including bidders’ qualification documents
. Bidders shall inform KARI of their intent by a period of two (2) weeks and 18:00 Korean local time
after
the public notice. A registration of intent shall be made to the address indicated in the RFP by
email, post, courier or fax.
4. Distribution of RFP Documents and Submittal of Proposal
. Distribution of RFP Documents: by means of email for registered bidders, Bidders shall inform
KARI of the receipt of RFP within 24 hours.
. Bidders shall visit Procurement Team of KARI to submit Proposal or send Proposal to
Procurement Team of KARI by courier before Bid Closing Date and Time. A designee who has a
power of attorney signed by Bidders and a certified identification of his own may visit KARI and
submit Proposal on behalf of the Bidder.
. Bidders shall submit one (1) original and ten (10) copies of the Proposal. Electronic files (preferably
in PDF format) of the Proposal shall be additionally submitted in the form of CD-ROM or USB
memory stick. In case of any discrepancies between the hard copy and soft copy, the hard copy shall
prevail.
. Proposals shall be valid for one (1) year from the Bid Closing Date. It can be extended up to one (1)
more year with KARI’s written notice. Any changes in the price may be updated for the extended
period.
. The Bid currency is EUR but other currency could be acceptable.
. The proposal shall be made in English.
5. Bid Closing Date and Time
. Bid closing Date and Time: October 31, 2016 15:00 Korean Local Time
※ The proposal submitted after the designated date and time shall be considered as
invalid.
6. Bid Bond
. Bidder shall establish a bid bond in favor of KARI before the Bid Closing Date and Time.
. The total amount of the bid bond shall be at least five (5) percent of total bid value and shall be valid
for at least six (6) months.
7. Evaluation of Proposal
. Evaluation of technical part: 80 point, evaluation of price: 20 point
. Unless otherwise specified herein, any necessary standards and procedures for the execution of the
Contract shall be in accordance with the “Standards of Execution of Contract by Negotiation” (the
Ministry of Strategy and Finance’s established rules on contracts) and the RFP.
. According to the “Standards of Execution of Contract by Negotiation” and the RFP, both technical
part and bidding price are evaluated. Through the evaluation, a Bidder who gets score exceeding
eighty five percent (85%) of score in technical part will be selected as Qualified Bidder. The
Qualified Bidders shall be evaluated by price part for CAS500-1 (14) and CAS500-2 (6) from the total
20 point of price part. And then, the Qualified Bidder’ technical part evaluation score and bidding price
evaluation score are put together. Top scorer will be the Successful Bidder and the Qualified
Bidders will be selected based on the ranking of total score (if the total score is the same, the
Bidder with higher score in technical part is preferred to others).
. The Qualified Bidders shall attend the evaluation of price proposal on the date and time informed by
email, in case a designee who has a power of attorney signed by Qualified Bidders attend above
process, he or she shall submit a power of attorney letter and a certified identification to KARI. If
Qualified Bidders or a designee could not attend the evaluation of price proposal, a person who is
not connected to this bidding but KARI’s employee will attend the evaluation of price proposal.
※ Currency shall be applied to the first Exchange Rate of Korea Exchange Bank on the date
of the evaluation for the price.
8. Contract
. The Contract will be effective subject to the KARI’s approval thereof. General Terms and
Conditions and Specific Terms and Conditions are the baseline requirement for the Contract
negotiation with the Successful Bidder, and will be the basis of the Contract.
9. Certificate and Government Approvals
. Bidder shall receive the government approval and certificates (e.g. export licenses) in relevant
countries, necessary for Bidder’s work for the RFP.
10. Confidentiality
. There shall be no news release, public announcements, denials or confirmation in connection with
the RFP or Contract award without the prior written approval of KARI. All elements of the RFP shall
be kept confidential, and shall not be intentionally disclosed by Bidder to any Third Party.
11. Withdrawal of Proposal
. Bidder may withdraw its Proposal at any time before the Bid Closing Date and Time. Withdrawal
shall be made in writing, and shall be received by KARI before the Bid Closing Date and Time.
12. Property of Proposal
. All documents submitted in response to the RFP shall become the property of KARI and will be
retained by KARI.
13. Expenses
. Expenses incurred by Bidder in connection with the preparation, submission, and any subsequent
clarification or negotiation activities are for its own account and will not be reimbursed by KARI
14. Governing Law
. The RFP and Contract shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the
Republic of Korea.
15. Arbitration
. Any disputes in relation to, and under the RFP and Contract shall be resolved through arbitration in
Seoul, Korea under the Rules of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.
16. For further details, please refer to the RFP Documents
Contractual matters
Technical matters
Procurement Team
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-Gu,
Daejeon, 34133 Korea
Tel : +82-42-860-2613, Fax : +82-42-860-2666
E-mail : jncho@kari.re.kr (Jung-Nam Cho)
Satellite Electronics Team
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-Gu
Daejeon, 34133 Korea
Tel : +82-42-860-2922
E-mail : khkwon@kari.re.kr (Ki-Ho Kwon)
